Note in Greek of the birth of a daughter, 1229, partly defaced (f. 295v). 15th-century marginal notes in Latin16th-century notations in Latin and Greek on a paper flyleaf (f. 296v). 'No.147' overwritten ('No.15'?) on the upper pastedown, not later than 1550. 17th-century Latin title inscribed on the spine. A member of the Albani family: bookstamp in ink with the arms of the Albani family surmounted by an ecclesiastical hat and accompanied by the initials 'RA', between 1650 and 1750 (f. 1). A German bookseller: bought at the sale at Puttick's, 28 April 1882, lot 30, by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829).

Notes

Remnants of characteristic three braided tabs inside the lower cover, once part of the book's fastening mechanism.

Select bibliography

Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1882-1887 (London: British Museum, 1889), no. Eg. 2610.

Herman C. Hoskier, A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604 [Egerton 2610 in the British Museum] (London: David Nutt, 1890).